Product Description
Type Vintage cartridge/converter filling fountain pen.
Product Name Sheaffer 550 -- a white dot pen from the later Imperial line.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA..... probably 1980s or even as late as the 1990s.
Length Fountain Pen: 5-1/8"; Ballpoint Pen: 5-1/8"
Filling System It takes Sheaffer style cartridges, or you can fill it with bottled ink via the included squeeze converter. The ballpoint takes Sheaffer style refills. There is a working refill installed in the pen.
Color Burgundy plastic barrels and caps with gold plated trim and a 3/8" wide cap bands. White dots on top of the clip.
Nib MEDIUM Sheaffer V-inlay gold 14k nib.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a beautiful, shiny, dark burgundy set with original cap stickers on each piece. The fountain pen has scratches on the section but the barrel is clean and shiny. The cap has a little blotchy scratch to the left of the clip. The wide cap band and clip have microscratching. The ballpoint pen looks great with just a few long, thin scratches on the cap. The cone and clip look great. The wide cap band has a blotch of plating wear dead center. The white dot on the pen is perfect; the white dot on the ballpoint is half darkened. The cap stickers are intact and easily read. The imprints on both pieces are clear.